Richard's impression of her was that she had long legs and a firm chest, and that she was in a decent manner, and there was nothing particularly impressive. In fact, under the command of Richard, any general will look dull, even if he is capable, he can't play it.

At this time, Anna obviously blocked Richard's way, which surprised him a little.

"The Countess will be glad to see you. Anna said expressionlessly.

Richard was very helpless, looked Anna up and down, and sighed: "I'm also glad to meet the Countess." But you are blocking my way, do you think it is appropriate? Or do you think you can stop me by force?"

Anna took a step back and bowed to Richard, but refused to give way, saying, "I know this is an offense to you, and when you see the Countess, you can punish me as you wish." ”

A cold beauty in military uniform said to her face that she could be punished in any way, which made Richard's heart flutter. If you don't feel excited, you're not a normal man.

However, compared to meeting the countess, Anna's temptation was nothing. Richard smiled bitterly and said, "The Countess wants to see me, she can do so at any time." I'm not interested in punishing you, get out of the way!"

"The Countess will not see you at all. You always have all sorts of excuses. Anna didn't budge an inch, and was blunt.

Richard had already begun to move his fingers, and sighed to Anna, "You are faithful to the Countess. ”

"If you want to know the reasons for faithfulness, I can speak to you in detail and in depth when you have met the Countess. "Anna was clearly not in a good position and was desperately prepared.

At this moment, a cry of surprise sounded behind Richard: "Richard!"

Then a gust of incense blew in, and Richard reluctantly turned around, saluted with aristocratic etiquette, and said, "Countess!"

Count Catherine laughed before she could say anything, and her voice was unrestrained and ambiguous, like a fox seeing a hen! At last she had laughed enough, and then she exclaimed in a joyful and deliberately coquettish tone: "Lord Richard, it is not easy to see you!"

Richard smiled, "The magic is so bad that I have to work hard." ”

"You're really good at laughing!" said the Countess, who couldn't stop laughing, and her eyebrows crooked, "Lord Richard is not yet twenty-five this year, is he?"

Richard thought for a long time, and decided that he still had some reservations, so he said a number that was enough to deter unscrupulous people: "Twenty." ”

"It's only twenty!" the countess's eyes lit up, and looking at her expression, it was obvious that she wasn't thinking in the direction of the magic level.

Richard had a headache, knowing that he had misexpected it.

In the battle with the Mage Guild, Countess Catherine did her best to support Richard, not only sending thousands of the most elite troops, but also providing two Sanctuary powerhouses. In several major battles, the countess's troops suffered more than a thousand injuries, and the post-war pension amounted to hundreds of thousands of gold coins.

And more importantly, Countess Catherine is different from Viscount Sim, she is a real nobleman, not only her own strength matches the title, but also her father, mother and husband all have the family name of Xuanhe. As an important nobleman in the kingdom, her distinctive stance influenced a large number of nobles, and at the same time, after the defeat of the Mage Guild in the first battle, she was extremely active in using her influence to lobby around, which was one of the important contributions to the collapse of the Mage Guild's coalition front.

For such a great ally, no matter from which point of view, Richard must be cautious and must be kind.

The countess's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and she stared at Richard and smiled, almost blurting out "It's so tender".

Richard smiled wryly, his body was still growing because of the effect of the torrent of life, but his face was still mostly the same as before. Judging by the time spent, Richard will soon be eighteen years old, but his face is still about sixteen. The difference is not big, but it is also a difference. Richard's short beard was a great way to disguise his age, but it wasn't as effective as he had imagined. Under the piercing gaze of the countess, who is skilled in grooming her appearance, Richard's true face can be easily seen through.

Countess Catherine was about thirty years old, with a slender and plump figure, white and delicate skin, and a gorgeous appearance, with a mature style on her body. It is the age when women are at their most blooming.

Richard really couldn't stand her unscrupulous gaze, and asked with a smile: "Countess, is Viscount Sim okay?"

Viscount Chim is clearly not going to be good. Richard heard only the countess's contented laughter, not the slightest sound from Sim.

The Countess opened the folding fan with a snort, and kept fanning her bare breasts, and the two abundant peaks trembled. She stared at Richard like water and smiled, "Little Chim, I fell asleep just now." The unicorn bloodline is not as powerful as the legend says, and it has only turned from a divine beast to a dead horse three times! Lord Richard, I wonder what rare bloodline you have?"

Richard sweated on his forehead, and hurriedly said modestly: "I am just an ordinary person, how can I be so lucky to have blood? Is there anything else you can do?"

Hearing Sandru's name, the countess's face could not help but change, and she said, "What's the point of being with that guy who deals with dead people every day? Why don't you have a morning tea with me, and then discuss the mysteries of blood and life together?"

Richard kept a perfect smile and said, "I'm really sorry, because I'm going to be away for a while, so this time it's very urgent." The next time I have the chance, I will definitely enjoy your morning tea. ”

With that, Richard saluted the Countess and hurried away.

Looking at Richard's back as he quickly walked away, Anna's eyes narrowed and she said, "Madam, let him run away like this?"

"Otherwise, what else? Don't look at him as a magician, you don't necessarily beat him. ”

A hint of determination flashed on Anna's face: "I'm not afraid of losing my life, but he doesn't dare." ”

Countess Catherine laughed, reached out and picked Anna on the chin, making Anna's cheeks red, before saying, "I can't bear it!

With a snap, the countess folded her fan and closed her eyes, staring at the direction of Richard's distance, and said, "Drug him next time!"

Back in Norland, Richard immediately contacted Nereus, and after confirming that the sacrifice ceremony would take place the next day, Richard met with Nereus again to discuss the details of the plane development.

According to Richard's original idea, it was a partnership system, that is, a model in which both parties invested the same amount of resources and shared the benefits of the later planes. In terms of decision-making power, the strategic decision-making is decided by both parties, and due to the particularity of the status of the prince of Neris, the management power of the plane still belongs to Akmund.

In fact, according to the original input, Richard's side also included a stable dìng plane channel. The Schumpeter family has invested a lot of divine grace in the green forest plane, mainly to strengthen the plane passages. Coupled with Gordon's follow-up investment, it now only costs 3,000 gold coins to teleport a person into the Green Forest Plane. And Neris's initial investment is really only a sacrifice tomorrow.

So Richard still suffered a lot of losses, but in the long run, this method is more advantageous because of the clarity of rights and responsibilities. Nereus's supply of magical equipment to Richard was equally valuable.

Richard was well prepared, detailing how much resources he would invest and how he planned to invest in them. As a result, as soon as this detailed plan was brought out, not only Neris, but even Agamemnon's face changed, and the two of them smiled bitterly at each other. This made Richard very baffled, he felt that he had thought it through very well, and that he had taken care of all interests.

Heijin taught Richard that without a clear and fair mechanism for obtaining and distributing benefits, even the best friends will be separated sooner or later.

In the end, it was Nereus who stepped forward, and he actually had no objection to the model, only to the ratio of investment and sharing.

There is only one reason, the amount of resources that Richard plans to invest is really too much, to the level of tens of millions! How can Neris, who still dreams of earning one million a year, feel embarrassed? How can he afford to invest such a large sum of money in the plane war! Moreover, Richard also added a note at the end of the plan that this is only the most basic investment, and that it may be added at any time.

Nereus realized that there could be many princes, but few royal constructors. So as a prince, he must not compare money with a royal constructor.

Richard's investment of 10 million is not an exaggeration, in fact, in terms of Noland's time, in less than half a year, Richard has amassed more than 15 million wealth. Most of them are exchanged for magical equipment. This shows how rapidly Richard's power in the Faro plane is expanding.

Even though Faro's time flow was ten times faster than Norland's, Richard was amassing wealth and resources too quickly. So privately, both Nereus and Agamemnon were intrigued by Richard's success rate and bloodline abilities. However, Richard's real secret is probably hidden in Farro, which is his inviolable realm, and neither Nereus nor Agamemnon intends to inquire into it unless Richard voluntarily tells them.

After expressing his objection, Nereus should have proposed his own amendment, but he hesitated for a long time, but he couldn't say a word. All the money he was able to come up with, not even a tenth of Richard's, how could he speak? After a stalemate, Agamemnon said that he was also willing to invest in the Green Forest Plane, and was ready to share a quarter of the income with Neris.

Only then did Richard realize that Nereus and Agamemnon were actually inadequate. Not everyone can make a fortune in the Troll Capital like he did. The young children of the great aristocratic families, no matter how capable they are at this age, can only take dividends or quota resources, and it is rare to be able to use the resources of a plane even if they are primary.